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i UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

WILLARD H. GILMA OF BEEBE PLAIN, QUEBEC, CANADA, AND FREDERICK A. wiswnnn, or DERBY, VERMONT, AssIeNon's'To sAID GILM AND 'cHAaLEs 11. MGOLINTOOK, or sTANsTE D, cANADA. A 1

' CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming of Letterslateht No. 224,287, dated February 10, 1880.

- Applicationfiled October 9,1879.

lowing to be'a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, andto letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part I of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in curtain-fixtures, the object being to provide a curtain which can, by pulling on one cord,- be simultaneously, raised at the top and unrolled at the bottom.

The invention consists in the arrangement of the taut cords and tension devices for the.

same with the curtain-roller and curtain-stick, whereby they are held in the position desired; 2 5 and it also consists in the clamping devices on the curtain-stick, by which the upper endof the curtain is prevented from slipping down,

as hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan and section of one of the'tension devices. Fig. 3 is a section of the clamping device.

The cords A are fastened at the top by means 3 5 of knot-cups a, which are secured to the upper part of the window-casing.

The lower ends of the cords A are wound about small drums b, and retained by a pawl,

c, and ratchet-wheel d.

The curtain-stick B and roller 0 are adjust ably attached to the cords A, as shown. The roller 0 carries at or near each end grooved pulleys 0, formed of or secured to the saidroller. These pulleys are inclosed by thecords Ain the 5 manner shown, the diameter of the pulleys at the bottom of the grooves being a little smaller than the diameter of the roller (3, causing the said roller to unroll the curtain when that por tion of the curtain above the roller 0 is pulled in an upward direction, which may be done by means of the cord f, running over the grooved pulleys g h and fastened to staple p.

A The curtain being rolled up from the bottoma-nd pulled down at the top, as shown in Fig. 1 it may be made to close both top and bottom by pulling on the cord f. J

The curtain-stick B carries at either end clamps D, composed of two parts, t and j, the

body of the part j being firmly secured to the face of the said curtain-stick, while the hooked 6o portions 70 is project over and cover the ends, as shownin Fig. 3. The inner ends of the tongues 11 book under the cups m, the opposite ends of the tongues 45 being grooved to partially inclose and press upon the cords A, which isaccomplished by means of the screw n.

Handles 0 at either'end of the roller 0 serve to raise or lower the bottom of the curtain. For keeping the top of the curtain closed the hook or button p is provided, aroundwhich the cord f is wound.

We claim as our invention- 1. In a curtain-fixture,.the roller 0, having pulleys and loose handles, in combination with the curtain-stick provided with a clamping device at each end to clamp or hold said stick to the cords A, substantially as and for the purpose set forth 2. The curtain-stick B, having at each end adjustable clamping devices D, consisting 0f8o the parts i) k m n, which inclose thecords A, substantially as shown.

l 3. The roller 0, having the grooved pulleys euand handles 0, the curtain stick B, having the adjustable clamping. devices D, and the taut cords A, arranged one at each side of the window-frame, in combination, substantially as set forth.

v4. The combination, with the stick B, having the clamp devices D, the roller G, having the grooved pulleys c, and the taut cords, arranged one at each side of the window-frame, of the cord f, attached to the said stick, passing over pulleys g h, and of sufficient length to be within convenient reach of the operator, In testimony that We claim the foregoing whereby the stick can be raised and the roll we have hereunto set our hands. lowered, and thus cover the entire window,

WILLARD H. GILMAN substantially as set forth.

5. The clamping device D, made substan- FREDERICK WISWELL' tially as shown, in combination with it our- Witnesses: tain-stick operated and used substantially as JAMES W. BEEBE,

and for the purpose shown and set forth. STANTON E. WISWELL. 

